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Extracts From The Minutes Of The Royal Arch Chapter Of Concord Attached To The Anchor And Hope Lodge, No. 37, Bolton.
" Bro . Wm . Mosley ) „ , ,., "Bro . J . Smethurst ( 1 ^ - Bro . ^ athl . « Bro . Wm . Hodson & J Howarth - " the above five Brethren from Bury . " ancl were all afterwards present at tho Installment of the following Officers to serve till the Return of Bro . Rycroft or
other election under the sanction of the Chapter of Concord , No . 45 , viz ., Bro . Wm . Johnson , Z ., Bro . Nathl . Howarth , II ., and Bro . Thomas Wilson , J . Installed by Bro . Michael James Boyle . " "N . B . —Bro . Ralph Holthaving some
, time before been instructed and initiated into the higher order by Brethren Boyle , Johnson , etc ., was likewise present at the Installment , along with the other
Brethren from Bury . " On the next two pages appear the following entries : " A certificate for Bro . Thomas Heaton , being dated 30 th March , A . L . 5790 , A . D . 1786 , as mentioned opposite to it was added ( in the year of Superexcellent
Masonry 4134 , and since the word was found 2420 ) and then signed on the 24 th Sept , 1788 , by "W . Johnson , Z . "Thos . Thornley , H . " Thos . SmethurstJ .
, " William Thweat , N . " Brother T . Rycroft , E . " "A former certificate being signed by Brother Michael James Boyle , H . P ., for the said Thomas Heaton , it also is now signed by
" W . Johnson , R . A . C . " Thos . Thornley , 1 st G . M . " Thos . Smethurst , 2 nd G . M . 3 rd G . M . " William Thweat , N . " Brother J . Rycroft , E .,
" but in it is not mentioned the Chapter of Concord No . 45 . " " March 30 th , 1786 . —Bro . Miohl . Jas . Boyle ' s certificate wrote in print hand the same as mine , was delivered to him with an impression of our seal in red wax .
" T . HEATON . " " 11 th April , 1736 . — Bro . Robt . Gardner , Master of the Royal Arch Lodge No . 211 , under the Grand of Scotland , desired by Bro . Wm . Johnson that a certificate might be sent to him . I believe Bro . Boyle and Bro . Stewart have instructed him in hoyal Arch Masonry , and
at the desire of Bro . Wm . Johnson I have wrote out a certificate for him as above with a proper impression of our seal and delivered it to Bro . Johnson for the said Bro . Gardner . I wish I bad some good information and instruction relative to the propriety of the two above
proceedings . " THOS . HEATON . " Tho next meeting was on 31 st May , 1786 , when , after giving the names of 17 Brethren present , it is stated : " Bro . Peter Lawson , from the Charter No . 211 held in the King ' s Own , or third
, Regiment of Dragoons , under the Registry of the Grand of Scotland , joined our Chapter by the unanimous consent . " On 27 th June , 1786 , appears an entry : " Brother Thomas Wilson ' s certificate on the higher order dated as above was
delivered to him , signed by Thos . Heaton , E ., to be signed by the others . It is written within an impression of our Plate on Parchment , and has a proper impression of our seal . "
From this entry it would seem that the Chapter issued certificates printed from an engraved plate of its own , but unfortunately no traces of this pilate can now be discovered . The same may be said of the seal above referred to , At a meeting held 30 th Nov ., 1787 , "the following Brethren were elected officers ancl installed :
" Bro . Thos . Rycroft , Z . "Bro . Wm . Johnson , H . "Bro . Thos . Thornley , J . " Bro . Wm . Thweat , N ., " and the following Brethren appointed : " Bro . P . Lawson , P . "Bro . T . WilsonA .
, "Bro . Thos . Heaton , E . " We cannot understand what officers in a Chapter at the present clay would be represented by the above initial letters P and A , and should be glad if any of the readers of the Magazine would enlighten us .
At the same meetiug it is recorded : " The following Byelaws were proposed by the Most Excellent Z . for the government of the worthy Companions of the Chapter of Concord , No . 45 , held under the Grand Chapter of Jerusalem . " 1 st . That a General Encampment be held at the house of Bro . Wm . Johnson ( the sign of the Hope ) or where the
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Extracts From The Minutes Of The Royal Arch Chapter Of Concord Attached To The Anchor And Hope Lodge, No. 37, Bolton.
" Bro . Wm . Mosley ) „ , ,., "Bro . J . Smethurst ( 1 ^ - Bro . ^ athl . « Bro . Wm . Hodson & J Howarth - " the above five Brethren from Bury . " ancl were all afterwards present at tho Installment of the following Officers to serve till the Return of Bro . Rycroft or
other election under the sanction of the Chapter of Concord , No . 45 , viz ., Bro . Wm . Johnson , Z ., Bro . Nathl . Howarth , II ., and Bro . Thomas Wilson , J . Installed by Bro . Michael James Boyle . " "N . B . —Bro . Ralph Holthaving some
, time before been instructed and initiated into the higher order by Brethren Boyle , Johnson , etc ., was likewise present at the Installment , along with the other
Brethren from Bury . " On the next two pages appear the following entries : " A certificate for Bro . Thomas Heaton , being dated 30 th March , A . L . 5790 , A . D . 1786 , as mentioned opposite to it was added ( in the year of Superexcellent
Masonry 4134 , and since the word was found 2420 ) and then signed on the 24 th Sept , 1788 , by "W . Johnson , Z . "Thos . Thornley , H . " Thos . SmethurstJ .
, " William Thweat , N . " Brother T . Rycroft , E . " "A former certificate being signed by Brother Michael James Boyle , H . P ., for the said Thomas Heaton , it also is now signed by
" W . Johnson , R . A . C . " Thos . Thornley , 1 st G . M . " Thos . Smethurst , 2 nd G . M . 3 rd G . M . " William Thweat , N . " Brother J . Rycroft , E .,
" but in it is not mentioned the Chapter of Concord No . 45 . " " March 30 th , 1786 . —Bro . Miohl . Jas . Boyle ' s certificate wrote in print hand the same as mine , was delivered to him with an impression of our seal in red wax .
" T . HEATON . " " 11 th April , 1736 . — Bro . Robt . Gardner , Master of the Royal Arch Lodge No . 211 , under the Grand of Scotland , desired by Bro . Wm . Johnson that a certificate might be sent to him . I believe Bro . Boyle and Bro . Stewart have instructed him in hoyal Arch Masonry , and
at the desire of Bro . Wm . Johnson I have wrote out a certificate for him as above with a proper impression of our seal and delivered it to Bro . Johnson for the said Bro . Gardner . I wish I bad some good information and instruction relative to the propriety of the two above
proceedings . " THOS . HEATON . " Tho next meeting was on 31 st May , 1786 , when , after giving the names of 17 Brethren present , it is stated : " Bro . Peter Lawson , from the Charter No . 211 held in the King ' s Own , or third
, Regiment of Dragoons , under the Registry of the Grand of Scotland , joined our Chapter by the unanimous consent . " On 27 th June , 1786 , appears an entry : " Brother Thomas Wilson ' s certificate on the higher order dated as above was
delivered to him , signed by Thos . Heaton , E ., to be signed by the others . It is written within an impression of our Plate on Parchment , and has a proper impression of our seal . "
From this entry it would seem that the Chapter issued certificates printed from an engraved plate of its own , but unfortunately no traces of this pilate can now be discovered . The same may be said of the seal above referred to , At a meeting held 30 th Nov ., 1787 , "the following Brethren were elected officers ancl installed :
" Bro . Thos . Rycroft , Z . "Bro . Wm . Johnson , H . "Bro . Thos . Thornley , J . " Bro . Wm . Thweat , N ., " and the following Brethren appointed : " Bro . P . Lawson , P . "Bro . T . WilsonA .
, "Bro . Thos . Heaton , E . " We cannot understand what officers in a Chapter at the present clay would be represented by the above initial letters P and A , and should be glad if any of the readers of the Magazine would enlighten us .
At the same meetiug it is recorded : " The following Byelaws were proposed by the Most Excellent Z . for the government of the worthy Companions of the Chapter of Concord , No . 45 , held under the Grand Chapter of Jerusalem . " 1 st . That a General Encampment be held at the house of Bro . Wm . Johnson ( the sign of the Hope ) or where the